All the fault of the stupid Magistrates and Judges who don't live in the real World when it comes to giving out suitable sentences ! They think a "smack on the wrist" and a few hours non paid work will make criminals think twice before offending.

Angry Andy wrote:And absolutely NOTHING to do with the reduction in the oolice force by 20%.

Or perhaps , just perhaps, thd two are linked.

The police are normally only involved AFTER a crime has already been committed...

So the blame ultimately lays with the individuals who are committing the crimes!!!

That's simply not true. On the side of every police car of the Los Angeles Police Department it reads: To Protect and Serve. The mission of a police force is twofold: 1) to bring a case after the law has been broken, yes; but 2) to maintain the peace in the first place.

The motto is Law and Order. Police must apply the law in a court, but their main objective is to maintain the order. The majority of police efforts and resources are devoted to maintaining the peace while on the street. That's what SWAT teams are for. That's what police vehicles are for. Indeed, that's what uniformed patrolmen are for. They create a presence, on the spot, to stop crime. They carry guns, not to look good in court, but to stop a malefactor on the spot.

The police are normally only involved AFTER a crime has already been committed...

So the blame ultimately lays with the individuals who are committing the crimes!!!

That's simply not true. On the side of every police car of the Los Angeles Police Department it reads: To Protect and Serve. The mission of a police force is twofold: 1) to bring a case after the law has been broken, yes; but 2) to maintain the peace in the first place.

The motto is Law and Order. Police must apply the law in a court, but their main objective is to maintain the order. The majority of police efforts and resources are devoted to maintaining the peace while on the street. That's what SWAT teams are for. That's what police vehicles are for. Indeed, that's what uniformed patrolmen are for. They create a presence, on the spot, to stop crime. They carry guns, not to look good in court, but to stop a malefactor on the spot.

That sorta made sense. I'll be damned, you can be lucid. At least before you hit the Cabernet too hard.

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Tommy Monk wrote:Come off it Quill... the police can't be everywhere all the time, pre-empting and preventing every attempted crime...

True, but it isn't for lack of trying. Police are even taught tricks to make themselves more visible. For example, motorcycle units are taught to lane split at a stoplight, to make every driver stopped aware of their presence. Police cars are made conspicuous so that they are noticed. And those flashing lights are made to attract your attention.

Tommy Monk wrote:Unless you think there should be police on every street in the country all the times, and/or every person in the country is required to have a police escort at all times...!?

Would that they could afford that. But they try. You are pointing out how difficult it is. But that''s not the point. The police are taught to make you aware of their presence at all times, so that they are fulfilling their 'order' function.